Opening Day for construction season doesn't get a parade, as the Reds do for their season opener, but it does mean miles-long lines of regularly spaced orange barrels along area roadways.

"We're going to do everything we can to keep traffic moving, to keep the dust down, to keep the noise down and to make sure it's at the appropriate time of the day or week," said Jerry Wray, director of the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Major work has already begun on Interstate 75 at Mitchell Avenue to increase the number of lanes in the Mill Creek Valley.

Wray said Ohio has nearly 1,000 projects across the state totaling nearly $2.3 billion, including the Hopple Street interchange upgrade and work on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge on Interstate 71.

Work begins Friday on southbound portions of Interstate 471 in northern Kentucky.

"Heavy traffic northbound in the morning, heavy traffic southbound in the afternoon" said Rob Hans, chief district engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "This year afternoon traffic is what's going to be experiencing impact."

Major projects will also be undertaken on Ky. 16 in Taylor Mill between Interstate 275 and Hans Pike.

A bridge will be built on Camp Ernst Road over Ky. 18 near Burlington.